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Winter Wonderland launches website, social media account
KUWAIT: Kuwait Winter Wonderland launched a main website for the project as well as an official Instagram account. Within hours, the Instagram page gained more than 4,800 followers, which reflects the need for entertainment and joy by people. The account creators answered frequently asked questions, such as the launch date in December and the location of events, as well as general instructions about tickets, among others.According to what has...
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Snow in Marina Mall: Below Zero opens third ice skating rink
KUWAIT: Below Zero, the leading ice-skating services company, announced the opening of its third branch in one of the largest and most important shopping centers in Kuwait, Marina Mall, on the second floor. Below Zero is considered a qualitative leap in the field of winter sports, as it is an attractive destination for families and friends.In his speech during the opening ceremony, General Manager Saad Al-Mutawa expressed his happiness and pride...
An aerial photo taken on Oct 24, 2022 shows a partial view of Jaber Causeway. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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FARIDPUR, Bangladesh: Commuters make their way along a street during a rain shower in Faridpur on October 24, 2022. Bangladeshi authorities were evacuating hundreds of thousands of people from the path of a cyclone heading for the densely populated, low-lying country. – AFP
Bangladesh evacuates hundreds of thousands ahead of cyclone
BARISAL, Bangladesh: Hundreds of thousands of people were being evacuated Monday from the path of a cyclone careening towards densely populated, low-lying Bangladesh, according to officials. About 33,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, controversially relocated to a storm-prone island in the Bay of Bengal, were also advised to remain indoors.Cyclones-the equivalent of hurricanes in the North Atlantic or typhoons in the Northwest Pacific-are a...
DOHA: Visitors take photos with a FIFA World Cup sign in Doha, ahead of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup football tournament. - AFP
Qatar's market braces for football World Cup boom
DOHA: Boxloads of wooden camels, plates with pictures of Qatar's skyscrapers, gold necklaces, football hats and scarves arrive every day in Doha's Souq Waqif market, where traders eagerly await World Cup fans. The narrow alleys of the century-old market will be a magnet for the one million football followers expected at the tournament, which kicks off on November 20. "There will be huge crowds, we have never experienced anything like this," said...
LISBON: Benfica’s Portuguese forward Goncalo Ramos (left) and Benfica’s Portuguese defender Chiquinho control the ball during a training session at the Benfica Campus training ground in Seixal, outskirts of Lisbon on October 24, 2022. – AFP
Champions League elimination looms as Juve crisis continues
MILAN: Juventus are staring at early elimination from the Champions League as they prepare to travel to Benfica knowing their fate is no longer in their hands. A disastrous opening three months of the season have left Juve well off the pace in Serie A and almost certain of an embarrassing exit from Europe's top club competition. Sat on three points after four games in Group H, Massimiliano Allegri's side are five behind both Tuesday's opponents...
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Kuwait referees get promotion
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) announced the promotion of Kuwaiti International referees Mohammad Jassim Al-Fahad in the shotgun and Abdallah Hassan Al-Kandari in the Pistol and Rifle to Category (A) following their vast experience and participation in many international events.Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations Secretary General Obaid Al-Osaimi said KSSF received a letter from ISSF, acknowledging...
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Tomooh Sports Club delegation returns in style
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Tomooh Sports Club delegation returned to Kuwait after participating in the World Swimming Championship and the technical championship for the Down syndrome that was hosted by Portugal from October 15th -23rd under the supervision of the Sports Union for athletes with Down Syndrome (SUDS). 23 countries participated in the event. The delegation won two silver medals. The medals were won by Mishal Al-Bader. He was...
HONG KONG: A pedestrian passes a sign showing the numbers for the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong on October 24, 2022.— AFP
China economy grows, but Xi's new power spooks investors
BEIJING: China's economy grew at a faster pace than forecast in the third quarter, official data showed Monday, but investors reacted with alarm to President Xi Jinping's sweeping new powers over the ruling Communist Party. Xi secured an expected third term as leader at a party Congress over the weekend, but surprised observers by stacking leadership positions with proteges and allies.After delaying the release of economic data last week, the...
JACOBABAD, Pakistan: In this picture taken on August 26, 2022, flood-affected women chop animal feed beside damaged rice crops after heavy monsoon rains in Jacobabad, Sindh province of Pakistan. - AFP
Heat, then floods ruin Pakistani farmers' livelihoods
JACOBABAD, Pakistan: Generations of Rahim Buksh's ancestors have labored in the rice paddies and wheat fields surrounding Pakistan's hottest city, no strangers to intense summers or monsoon rains. But this year Jacobabad lurched from record heatwaves in May to an unprecedented deluge of rain in August that drowned crops.The floods forced tens of thousands of people to flee for makeshift camps and relatives' homes, leaving them doubting the...
Plastic trash is used to make a sign in Anacostia Park in Washington, DC. – AFP
Plastic recycling remains a 'myth': Greenpeace study
Plastic recycling rates are declining even as production shoots up, according to a Greenpeace USA report out Monday that blasted industry claims of creating an efficient, circular economy as "fiction." Titled "Circular Claims Fall Flat Again," the study found that of 51 million tons of plastic waste generated by US households in 2021, only 2.4 million tons were recycled, or around five percent. After peaking in 2014 at 10 percent, the trend has...
Men watch roosters during a cockfighting match at the San Pedro Coliseum in Laguna province. Shut for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, traditional cockfighting arenas have reopened across the archipelago nation. Banned in many countries, cockfighting is hugely popular in the Philippines, where millions of dollars are bet on matches every week. – AFP photos
Feathers fly as cockfighting shakes off COVID-17 closures
In a raucous cockpit in the Philippines, Dennis de la Cruz grins from ear to ear as he watches his roosters slash their opponents to death in a frenzy of blood and feathers. Shut for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, traditional cockfighting arenas are getting back to full capacity across the archipelago nation. Cockfighting is hugely popular in the Philippines, where millions of dollars are bet on matches every week. Roosters wearing...
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US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves as she arrives to speak on the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 22, 2024. - Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the partyís nomination for president today at the DNC which ran from August 19-22 in Chicago. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)
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